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Sahel denies app hacked
KUWAIT: The official spokesman of the Sahel app Yousef Kadhem denied on Wednesday the application had been hacked, after users around Kuwait reported receiving notifications from the Kuwait Anti-Corruption Authority (Nazaha). Kadhem explained Nazaha has added a new service related to persons subject to the provisions of financial disclosure, after which notifications were sent to the app’s entire userbase, which exceeds 1.7 million users. This...
Kuwaitis look for their names on electoral lists to cast their votes in parliamentary elections at a polling station on April 4, 2024.
Voters hope for development
KUWAIT: Kuwaitis voiced their expectations, concerns and hopes for the future direction of the country as they voted on Thursday in the National Assembly elections. Kuwait Times spoke to some voters, who called for effective governance to accelerate development. They also praised the smooth organization of the elections.Mohammad Hamadah: “This year there must be cooperation between the government and candidates, because this will lead to the...
Aerial View of Kuwait Parliament Building during Day
Voting ensures adequate, good representation
KUWAIT: Abstention from voting is a method commonly used by people to show disdain or dissociation with the election process; however, voting is a right ensured by the constitution to ensure adequate representation of society. Two days before the elections, HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stressed the importance of voting, its necessity and why it is a tool that people should not squander.He stressed the importance of...
KUWAIT: Palestinian teachers from Gaza prepare for qualifying exams to work as teachers in Kuwaiti schools in 2022. — KUNA
Kuwait-Palestine education partnership sign of deep ties
KUWAIT: As part of continuous support and collaboration between Kuwait and Palestine, the ministry of education decided on March 26 to contract Palestinian and Jordanian teachers living in Jordan in needed scientific disciplines as part of early preparation for the next academic year. On October 7, Kuwait opened the door to bringing families of Palestinian teachers to Kuwait. On October 23, the Women’s Cultural and Social Society opened its...
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Ministry holds workshop with media professionals on election coverage
KUWAIT: The ministry of information held a two-day workshop with private media professionals at the Kuwait National Library, discussing ways to cover elections while ensuring an integral democratic process without disruptions. The lecture was delivered by senior news sector presenter Munawar Mardi and director Bashayer Al-Sayegh, with the attendance of Undersecretary Dr Nasser Muhaisen and Assistant Undersecretary for Press, Publishing and...
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The sweet taste of Ramadan
Sweets are one of the most important features of Ramadan cuisine in Kuwait, usually devoured after iftar with tea or Arabic coffee. There are many types of desserts held in high acclaim by most Kuwaitis, including luqaymat, baklawa, zalabia, qatayef, sabb al-gafsha, balaleet, Om Ali, mahalbiya, rahash and many more.For Oum Fahad, she believes her nightly Ramadan iftar feast at the table must be followed by desserts and hot beverages in the main...
A traditional Ardha performance native to the Arabian Gulf region.
Ardha: Art deeply rooted in Kuwait’s history
Ardha, inscribed by UNESCO in 2015 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, is a fundamental cultural expression to the native people of the Arabian Peninsula that is still practiced widely.According to UNESCO, no specific date of the origin of the Ardha is known, however, it is speculated that it has its origins before the 17th century at the latest. It’s a traditional performance combining dance, drumming...
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KUWAIT: Stephen and Penny Freeth visit the British Embassy to honor their grandfather Lt Col Harold Dickson at his graveside, in the presence of Reverand Michael Mbona, Ambassador Belinda Lewis, and family friends and researchers.
Dickson family grandchildren visit Kuwait
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MUSCAT: Oman's Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al-Busaidi receives His Highness the Amir's GCC Summit invitation to His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al-Said from Minister Al-Yahya.
Foreign Minister in Qatar, Oman to deliver GCC Summit invitations
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A car drives past destruction in Beirut’s southern Haret Hreik neighbourhood a day after an Israeli airstrike targeted the site, on November 18, 2024, as the war between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah group continues. (Photo by AFP)
Zionist carnage in Gaza amid strikes in Beirut
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RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meets US President Joe Biden before the launch of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty and the first session of the G20 Leaders' Meeting on Nov 18, 2024. - AFP
G20 tackles wars, climate, Trump
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In this file photo a young worker stacks trays of freshly-baked bread at a bakery at downtown Cairo.
Egyptian middle class cuts costs as reforms take hold